French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | pleure | pleurais | pleurerai | pleurerais | pleure | pleurasse | ||
| tu | pleures | pleurais | pleureras | pleurerais | pleures | pleurasses | ||
| il | pleure | pleurait | pleurera | pleurerait | pleure | pleurât | ||
| nous | pleurons | pleurions | pleurerons | pleurerions | pleurions | pleurassions | ||
| vous | pleurez | pleuriez | pleurerez | pleureriez | pleuriez | pleurassiez | ||
| ils | pleurent | pleuraient | pleureront | pleureraient | pleurent | pleurassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pleuré | avais pleuré | aurai pleuré | aurais pleuré | aie pleuré | eusse pleuré | ||
| tu | as pleuré | avais pleuré | auras pleuré | aurais pleuré | aies pleuré | eusses pleuré | ||
| il | a pleuré | avait pleuré | aura pleuré | aurait pleuré | ait pleuré | eût pleuré | ||
| nous | avons pleuré | avions pleuré | aurons pleuré | aurions pleuré | ayons pleuré | eussions pleuré | ||
| vous | avez pleuré | aviez pleuré | aurez pleuré | auriez pleuré | ayez pleuré | eussiez pleuré | ||
| ils | ont pleuré | avaient pleuré | auront pleuré | auraient pleuré | aient pleuré | eussent pleuré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pleurai | eus pleuré | (tu) | pleure | Present | pleurant | ||
| tu | pleuras | eus pleuré | (nous) | pleurons | Past | pleuré | ||
| il | pleura | eut pleuré | (vous) | pleurez | Perfect | ayant pleuré | ||
| nous | pleurâmes | eûmes pleuré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | pleurâtes | eûtes pleuré | (tu) | aie pleuré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | pleurèrent | eurent pleuré | (nous) | ayons pleuré | avoir pleuré | |||
| (vous) | ayez pleuré | |||||||
Pleurer is a regular -er verb.




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